General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Coleus
  • Painted Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

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Location: American Fork, UT
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-04-23
This plant is newly arrived from Rosy Dawn and shows a somewhat d
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-07-11
Color and pattern have changed a lot since first planted.
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-08-12

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